The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-21
4 lfEMPHIAN VIEW.


nuc laws would give tho country FREQ whisky tho
Constitution declared that whisky IN ifccr under
such regulation m the revenue Laws Afford than II
would be under Stale REGULATIONS aud we pointed
out that under this law. Tho Federal Government
had the right 10 issue liquor license even in com
munltc6 that had voted Tor local option.
The cry Of free whisky on tho part NJ the free
lrsdcr was Tor The purpose OF influencing the tom
pcnincc element Of the country to oppose The ~
peal 81 the revenue laws. aud the TACT, that thC
Constitution gave were Tor the purpose OF showing
that under the operations oi the internal revenue
Syst, IA, whisky Is rocr than IL would be under state
aud local control
The Momphis Arrr,L, which appears 10 be IN a
dnlod condition ON very many subjects announce.
that the statements the Constitution hns made
amount 10 IAN open thncit that prohibition 10 u
be forced boy the lorpctuity Of high tariff mud
cheaper whisky" This Is very luminous indeed
and shows that Memphis doesn't lack for great
minds and eloquent pcuA But how " L possible
10 force Prohibition by the pcrpciuity Of high
tarlf aud cheaper WHISKY who, besides the Mem
phl Hoon, ever thought Of such tlng
Our hay contemporary goa on 10 say that the
Constitution would, for the alkc % perpctnatinr
the tnrlH system, mako whisky cheaper This Ia
the very cs,cncc Of s,phcadcdnc~s. Il W. may usC
the expression. How would the repeal II the l ed
gent Temperance man AMI no Intelligent citizen
can b. deceived by such nonsense ns this The re-
| peal Of the excise law would merely transfer thu
control Of tho manufacture oi whisky from tho
Federal Government N the state government where
II properly belongs. aud the revenue derived from
that manufacture. instead Of swelling aud incrcas
Ing an unnecessary surplus. would ~ into Tho
state treasures. whcrc II Is very much needed
T. there anything 10 the climate " that city cal
culaicd to give Memphis editor the WITNESSES
Ailania CONSTITUTION.
This is tissue Of subtcrfugcs quite
worthy proicctionist organ The Consli.
tuition bcg' tho whole question itself has
raised, We viii explain agdn for The benefit
OF one obiuscaicd contemporary N) There
il constantly increasing surplus In the
Federal Treasury, l2) There is general
public demand that II shall b. re-
duced. llow2 The pro.cclioniss
among whom the Constitution classes
itself insist by The abolition OF the internal
rcvenucrollcclcd from tobacco and whisky
"A sum which annually almost equals the
surplus. The Fnc Traders, among whom
the ArrEAL clps.o- ITSELF insist that the in.
tcrnal revenue shall not be- repealed, but
that the duties ON articles OF prime ncccs
sity shall be- lowered, or, II posi-.
bic. repealed. in order tina, the masses
may directly proGl by the proposed rc-
form. In other words, the Protectionists
the Atlanta Constitution would ~.
move the tax from whisky and tobacco
and not from sugar or salt. IL would make
whisky ~ cheap that II could be brought
within easy reach Of the poorest in
quantities sufficient TO mako intoxica.
ton CENTRAL among the negro
laborcn. and It would remove the
only legal barrier that exists 10 every
man becoming his own sour mash maker.
But more IL invites the attention Of the
Pruhibi.ioais:s 10 liis sehoas. and ssks
their aid In carrying IL out, because the
fcdcralliccns insnrcs Wholesale. not retail.
whisky dealers from interference by the
loCal authorities Of prohibition towns
In this way prohibition is To b. forced by
cheap whisky aud a high tariff, and the
Democratic par y, the party Of free trade,
is 10 be- ioiled Of It's purpose 10y the little
group Of protection Democrats, who make
up In noiSc. scli.conccitand cheek for their
want of scnsc IN perceive their wholly
absurd and un,cnlblc position M Demo.
Gratis advocating a purely Republican
doctrine, doctrine Tor which the Rcpuh
leans in the HOUSE and senate have al
Ways voted ~ d unit The Constitution /,
In hole again. The repeal II the exct,
law would not increase the total Of IL,
revenues Of The States by the sun
now collected by the Federal Government
Tho tax, which IN that case would likcl,
ho levied by thr States, would not much
exceed, II any. the tax loyicd before IN,
war, when whisky was sold "a low u
seventy ccuts per gallon. No on'
species Of property can he taxed highr
than another Therefore, whisky manu-
mciuryu could not bc taxed above the tai
lcyicdon other manufacturers The Cousii
tuition, blinded by ia cuuccit and II
Representatives, In the interests OF pro
lection and pro,cciiouisis cannot src IL
Inconsistency In assuming to bc a Demo
cratic paper while arguing Tor Republican
doctrine. and urging the stcic,B OF IN
rrohililionisls 10 defeat the Democrat
party. The Atlanta Constitution, Il vii
thus bo accn, wants TO save the prcscn
robbcr tariff by the damnalion Of siil
more souls-by the repeal NJ the tax ol
whisky and tobacco II wants TO saw
the tariff by possible increase ~ drunk
cnncss that will make the labor Of IN
South les reliable and moro unstable
There Is nothing whimsical about that, !
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RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION
The proposed consolidation Of the For
Scott & Gulf andlho HunSs City. Mcmphi